Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Jefferson, Jefferson Canyon District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 27
Youngest recorded age at locality: 19.8

mindat Locality ID: 262862
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-262862.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Jefferson, Jefferson Canyon District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USA": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Prussian North Mine
Prussian South Mine
Sailor Boy Mine (Charles Property)

Latitude: 38°42'48"N
Longitude: 116°58'48"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 38.713333333333,-116.98

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
	This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Malachite	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Sphalerite	Tetrahedrite

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Ag C Ca Cu Fe H O Pb S Sb Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Calcite Chalcopyrite Malachite None Not in a structural group Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Sphalerite Tetrahedrite

10 IMA Minerals at location:

Azurite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Freibergite ()*	Galena ()*
Malachite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Sphalerite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	27	19.8	1	240257	5509
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	27	19.8	1	240257	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	27	19.8	1	240256	27198
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	27	19.8	1	240256	663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	27	19.8	1	240256	24243
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	27	19.8	1	240257	12537
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	27	19.8	1	240256	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	27	19.8	1	240256	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	27	19.8	1	240257	61156
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	27	19.8	1	240256	21482

3 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	Sample Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Kristen000222	27	24.8	25.9±1.1	fission track	zircon	DRS-74-266	Yes	Zircon	261556	Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	Toquima Range	Shawe et al. (1986)	10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388	EG81_388
Kristen000240	23.4	21.4	22.4±1	fission track	zircon	DRS-80-60	Yes	Zircon	261556	Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	Toquima Range	Shawe et al. (1986)	10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388	EG81_388
Kristen000241	24.6	19.8	22.2±2.4	fission track	apatite	DRS-80-60	Yes		261556	Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	Toquima Range	Shawe et al. (1986)	10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388	EG81_388

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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